That when the house adjourns today, it will meet on monday next. (p. 2384-3)

On May 20, 1864, the House voted 49–50. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 10–38, Democrats 30–9, Others 9–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 members voted against their own party.

During the 38th Congress (1863–1864), Abraham Lincoln was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 49
No: 50
Did not vote: 88
Date: May 20, 1864

By party

Republicans10 yes · 38 no · 38 didn’t vote
Democrats30 yes · 9 no · 34 didn’t vote
Others9 yes · 3 no · 16 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Thomas Bowles Shannon R-CA voted yes
John Henry Hubbard R-CT voted yes
John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted yes
Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted yes
Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL voted yes
Augustus Carpenter Baldwin D-MI voted no
Ignatius Donnelly R-MN voted yes
Martin Kalbfleisch D-NY voted no
Fernando Wood D-NY voted no
John Winthrop Chanler D-NY voted no
Anson Herrick D-NY voted no
Francis Kernan D-NY voted no
Thomas Treadwell Davis R-NY voted yes
Giles Waldo Hotchkiss R-NY voted yes
Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH voted yes
William Edward Finck D-OH voted no
Joseph Worthington White D-OH voted no
James Abram Garfield R-OH voted yes
Joseph Bailey D-PA voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “That when the house adjourns today, it will…: House Vote, May 20, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-H-268/that-when-the-house-adjourns-today-it-will-meet (accessed 2026-10-17).